Such a smart dog. Loved to play and learn new tricks. Loved to fish all on his own! At the ocean and lake, he would dive down to search for fish and other critters. Once, he found a huge dead salmon by our house and wouldn't get in the car until I put the stinking thing in the car too! At the salmon hatchery we were watching the salmon spawn in the American River looked over, and saw he was fishing right in front of the warden! He was walking in the river and just bringing these huge flopping fish up on the shore! We didn't get in too much trouble. We just put them back.